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You may recall the backlash from John Mayer's controversial comments about black women in the February issue of Playboy magazine, and it seems that we might have a similar situation on our hands. In a Vibe blog published on Monday (June 7), rapper Slim Thug decided to vent freely on the pitfalls of dating black women, but his words have caused quite an uproar...

50 Cent had some hard words for Def Jam's great deported hype, Shyne. "You gotta come with something," 50 said in regard to Shyne's disses. "For you to even be on that radar, like Shyne when he has something to say...I'm not responding to that because it's not good enough...

Earlier this week, UGK living legend Bun B unveiled his third solo album, 'Trill OG,' at Damon Dash's Dash Gallery in New York's Tribeca neighborhood. Those in attendance -- Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Asher Roth and other select tastemakers -- were treated to Bun's usual high-energy and gritty work, alas with a few surprises...

Once controversial, the practice of sampling is now generally regarded as a viable artistic method of production and a mostly legitimate commercial endeavor. Good public reception of a sample-use often depends on a combination of factors including what is sampled, who is sampled, and how that sample is used to create something new...

Chamillionaire knows that it's always best to rep for Texas, so it's no surprise that he's pretty pumped up for this weekend's NBA All-Star festivities in Dallas. The 'Ridin'' star is set to hit all the major events with a video crew in tow to shoot a clip for his new anthem 'Main Event'...

Nothing about Alabama native YelaWolf's appearance would lead you to believe that he's one of the nicest up-and-coming MC's in the game. Be that as it may, his recent mixtape 'Trunk Muzik,' proves that the lanky skater with the catfish tattoo, homemade haircut and sick doubletime is more than capable of crafting solid songs with catchy hooks and jawdropping cadence...

PETA Vice President, Dan Matthews recently commented on Kanye West and Amber Rose's fur coats on the PETA blog. "Kanye can't help making himself look like an idiot, whether at an award's show or a fashion show. He and his girlfriend look like pathetic creatures from a shabby roadside zoo...

Reality star Monica "Danger" Leon had some words for Ray J, who failed to pick her to be his one-and-only on his show. "Ray J's gay, I'll tell you why...Listen n---a, I'm not a pimped ho, you're not gonna pimp me, I'm not Kim Kardashian...I'm Monica Leon, aka Danger...

In the wake of Lil Wayne's guilty plea to weapons charges, his ex-wife and some of his fellow artists have taken to Twitter to show their support and express their frustration with the legal system. We say "some," as still not a word has been publicly heard from Weezy's Young Money or even Cash Money labelmates and "family...

Slim Thug wants the public to know that even rappers are affected by the recession. The Texan rapper made an appearance on Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' last night to shed some light on the way hip-hop stars were coping in the recession...